EXQUISITE DESIGN

marian bantjes is a graphic designer who brings a personal touch to all her projects, whether commissioned or not. above is a laser sail boat designed for wallpaper magazine and wallpaper designed for maharam fabric co.
this is her new book, full of beautiful design pages and personal musings. it's on pre-order now at amazon. her work is reminiscent of gustav klimt, one of my favorite artists.


klimt - portrait of adele bloch-bauer at one of the best places to visit in NYC, neue galerie
and when you go, do stop in to the sabarsky cafe for a sachertorte and a viennese kaffee.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

i quite liked this wine so i wanted to remember the name, but when i looked at it, the name seemed to ring a bell.
benvolio was a character in romeo and juliette. and i started to think about names. for instance elizabeth, a common anglo/american name has typical wasp roots; 'gift of god', etc.
in israel, for instance, names are often derived from nature. like, tamar, a girl's name which is a palm tree.
why don't we have more names like that? for instance, fir, for a boy or pine for a girl...okay i take it back - there's olive, rose, lilly, mrytle.
but i like the native american names like totsi (hopi for moccasins) or nita (choctaw for bear)or how about mituna, miwok name for 'wraps salmon in willow leaves'.
strong names.
i guess english just isn't very poetic.

KINKY UNDERWEAR

they liked to have a bit of fun back in the day...from here

PICNIC BEAUTY SHOT

marie turnor was at a photo shoot in ny with photographer sandi fellman


the finished product. more to come.

AMAZING GARETH PUGH VIDEO OF SS/11

best viewed full screen. thanks alicia l.

PETER MARIGOLD

i really like these. at first glance you want to say "i could do that". but that is the beauty of their simple honesty and really, i couldn't. see more here.

FILED UNDER - WTF

i have seen a lot of this in nyc. i don't get it. here's one man's opinion on it here

GIRLS LOVE CHOCOLATE

theo chocolate. all organic, handmade in the usa. yum.

HOORSENBUHS

beautiful jewelry, but doesn't the name just sound like "whores 'n booze"?

HIRSHLEIFER'S

a striking j mendel dress in electric red in a black room. awesome.

marie turnor picnic clutches in the etc. department.

an incredible mosaic floor. find the mt double card case.

EARLY MORNING DOWNTOWN L.A.

i had to go downtown early this morning, but it was cool and fresh


bronze door


spring st.

80'S REDUX

charlotte ronson ss11

gary graham ss11.
there seems to be a revival of 80's comme des garcons/ghost looks in the spring 2011 rtw collections.

ghost

comme des garcons c.1987

derek lam ss11

alexander wang

alexander wang. why did he use male models?

TESS GIBERSON

lovely, wearable clothing.

A SINGLE MAN by TOM FORD

tom ford
beautifully directed. impeccably styled. very moving.

riveting performance.

julianne moore and colin firth


gorgeous style. this dress and earrings were to die for.

even working on set tom ford is impeccably dressed.

PICNIC

the picnic in kraft/natural leather. here.
photo by victoria pearson

the picnic is selling like hotcakes... recipe


or should i say crepes.